Egg carton



July 5, 1932. L BENCH 1,865,454

EGG CARTON Filed April 14, 1950 Patented'July 5, 1632' .UNITEDLSTAT S T O F new mom or cmcaeo, more nee caniron Application fled April 14,

This invention" relates to a carton for the reception of eggs and like commodities. The present improvements are directed more particularly toward a wrapper or enclosure for a cellular filler in which the eggs are placed. An enclosure or wrapper of this kind is ad- 'vantageous in the respects of simplicity, cheapness, and protectlon afiorded to the filler and its contents. An exemplification of, my invention-is'set forth in-the accom-' panying drawing in the manner following: Figure 1 is a view in iplerspective of a wrapr applied around a ler for eggs and t e Fig. 2 which is a similar view of the'wrapper per se shows the cover slightly raised from closed position;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the carton on line 3 'ofFig. 1; FFig. 4 is a detail 1n section on line'4 of Fig. 5 is 'a fragmentary rspective view. of a wrapper having a slight y modified bottom construction; and

Fig.6 which is a perspective view shows the present improvements embodied in a col- Iapsible carton for containing a filler or the like. V I

The cartonhereinillustrated comprises a filler and an enclosure therefor, the latter, as

7 shown in Figs. 1-5, beingin the .form of a rectangular blank A which may be scored or otherwise treated to provide certain lines of bend a, b, c, d which, together with opposite edges of the blank, define between them av cover 7, back wall 8, bottom 9, a front wall 10. and flap 11 extending laterally from the front wall to underlie the .freeredge of the cover. A blank answering to this description may be folded upon its bend lines toprovide an open ended enclosure for the reception of a filler. It mayalso be otherwise folded or straightened out into flattened condition'so as to occupy a minimum space, as for shipping or storing.

The filler which is adapted to be'received within a wrapper of the kind described may comprise a plurality of cross walls B having a. plurality of vertical slots extending from one edge for the reception of longitudinally characteristics is further provide 1930. Serial 80. mass.

extending partitions C of which three are shown. Such a filler may, on occasion, he collapsed so as to occupy a minimum space. When opened up for the reception of articles, such as eggs, it provides a plurality of cells or compiirtments arranged ler ofl'lhis'kind is in one-or more rows. A particularly serviceable when placed within which a covering is provided for the. cells, and the contents thereof, both top and bottom. It is with a view to providing such an enclosure which is both economical to 1roer I and removable in whole or in part therefrom:

duce, secure in its application to the that the present invention has been designed.

A wrapper or enclosure of the general kind shown in the drawin to closely fit around t e filler with which it is associated, and its length is substantiall that 'of the filler measured by the longitud1- nal partitions thereof. The cover 7 which is hinged to the back wall extends across all the cells of the filler. As shown, it may be transversely weakened along the lines 12 to provide separable sections 14 having capacity for being individually swung upwardly to an open position, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1. These several cover sections remain integrally joined up to the time that one or more of them is to be severed from the others. The width of each section is substantially that of a single cell of the filler, so that the raising of one such section will expose but a single cell or transverse row of cells. If desired, the cover may be longitudinally weakened along-the line 19 close to its hinge (see Figure 1) to facilitate a tearing of each section near the back wall. The user may accordingly remove the contents of the cells so exposed with assurance that the remaining cells will stay covered, as theretofore.

'The enclosure or wrapper havin these i with means by which the cover, in its entirety, or the sections thereof individually, are locked in place. As shown such a lock comprises a series of hooks 15 depended from the free edge of the cover, one at the end of each a carton, enclosure, or other wrapper by is dimensioned so as the slots wherein the hooks are inserted for locking-purposes. It is preferred that the hooks at each end of the wrapper be similarly faced, and oppositely to those of the at the end wherein the hook makes final enother end of the enclosure, as shown in Fi 2. 'Ihe several hooks just described are adapted to co-act with slots 20 which are'located, by preference, substantially close to the bend lined. These slots are faced upwardly so as to receive the hooks when the cover is brought to a closed position, as shown in Fig. 1. Desirably each slot is enlarged gagement. During the operation of inserting the hooks, it will be found advantageous to flex the wrapper cover from end to end, as shown in Fig. 6, permitting the hooks in the. center region of the cover to enter first. With the cover so flexed thehook shoulders are inclinedrelatively to the under side of the flap 11 so as to facilitate the final sliding movement incident to the completion of the locking 0 eration. The hooks so secured in place wit hinthe tapered slots 20 are normally held against areverse sliding movement such as would be necessary for their disengagement, by reason of theconverging edges 0 the slits at their narrower ends. The several improvements which char-- acterize thepresent carton may be variously combined with other advanta eous features, as, for example, depending ri' ges alon opposite edges of the carton bottom, as s own in Fi 5. These ridges may be formed by exten ng the front and rear walls 10 slightly below the bottom 9, and by making a reverse bend at 0', so as to elevate the bottom 9 above the lowermost level of the rid es; In such a construction the .carton, w en rested upon a plane surface, su ports the filler therewithin at an apprecia le- .height thereabove. o In F ig. 6 I have shown the features of this lnventlon applied to a collapsible carton D wh ch differs from the wrapper already described in no appreciable respect beyond provldlng end walls 25. The cover construction and 1ts manner of locking is exactly the same as is shown elsewhere in the drawing. v

I would have it noted that the wrapper or enclosure in which the present im rovements are embodied, provides a. servicea b expensive protection for the contents of a carton which are contained in the cells of a filler, and that,'in use, somuch of the cover as is needed and no more, is opened up to permit access to so much of the carton con-.

"tents as may be desired; and also that the cover (or its severable components) is provided with a mum le locking means which may be manipulate in a novel and efiective manner to secure the cover in closed position.

I claim:

1. A carton having a-hinged cover with locking means in the orm of a hook ada ted for insertion through a slot formed in a ed part of the enclosure, the slot being of increased width at the end wherein the hook is disposed when moved to locking position whereby a resistance to reverse movement of the hook is provided.

. 2. A carton for eggs and the like in which is com rised a filler and a collapsible'enclosure t erefor having a hinged cover provided with transverse lines of severance extending from the forward edge of the cover and terminating at the hinge thereof defining a plurality of separable sections, and a of the remaining portions of the cover.

3. A carton having a hinged cover having weakened lines of severance defining sections separable adjacent the hinge line and also transversely thereof providing independent sections each provided with means for looking same in closed position. r

4. A carton having a hinged cover with a locking hook adapted for insertion throu h a slot 1n a fixed part of the carton where y to secure the cover down in closed position, the slot being widened near the end toward which the hook is shifted to locking position.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of April, 1930. p

LEON BENOIT.

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